Early results of the Deep Sea Drilling Project clearly justified the conclusion that ________.
A) the oceans have not always contained most of Earth's water
B) the ocean basins are relatively young; most ocean basin rocks and sediments are Cretaceous or younger in age
C) Proterozoic rocks are found only as seamounts in the deepest parts of the ocean basins
D) the youngest sediments were deposited directly on the oldest seafloor basalts

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The early results of the Deep Sea Drilling Project showed that most ocean basin rocks and sediments are Cretaceous or younger in age, indicating that the ocean basins are relatively young. This finding justified the conclusion that the ocean basins have not always existed and that they have undergone significant changes in geological history.

Early Results of the Deep Sea Drilling Project Clearly Justified